Patents by Inventor Yingchun Simon Zhang

Yingchun Simon Zhang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Optical drive spin rate control
    Patent number: 7599264
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling the spin rate of an optical device. A device driver provides notification that media has been inserted into the optical device. A control service determines the format of information on the media. The spin rate of the optical device is locked or unlocked based on the format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James Tse-Ching Yu, Jason M. Anderson, Raju Ramanathan, Yingchun Simon Zhang, Kenneth Wade Stufflebeam, Jr.